Leon Fauster
2020-Dec-08 21:30 UTC
[CentOS] https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/
Am 08.12.20 um 21:56 schrieb Johnny Hughes:> On 12/8/20 1:04 PM, Paul Heinlein wrote: >> On Tue, 8 Dec 2020, Rich Bowen wrote: >> >>> The future of the CentOS Project is CentOS Stream, and over the next >>> year we?ll be shifting focus from CentOS Linux, the rebuild of Red Hat >>> Enterprise Linux (RHEL), to CentOS Stream, which tracks just ahead of >>> a current RHEL release. CentOS Linux 8, as a rebuild of RHEL 8, will >>> end at the end of 2021. CentOS Stream continues after that date, >>> serving as the upstream (development) branch of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. >> >> I suppose I understand the negative feedback -- CentOS 8.x will no >> longer be a rebuild of RHEL 8.x but will instead be some version of RHEL >> 8.(x + 1) -- but I'm much more interested in empirical results than in >> suppositions. I've taken a couple test VMs and set them to CentOS 8 >> Stream and will keep an eye on them. They will either prove stable or >> not, but (observation > guessing) in my book. >> >> If history is any guide, they will prove very stable. If not, then I'll >> pour one out for CentOS and look elsewhere. >> > > Which is the approach I recommend everyone take. > > And, it will likely be sometime mid to late 1st quarter 2021 before > CentOS Stream is in its 'Fully Functional' state with community pull > requests and the RHEL package maintainer doing all the work in CentOS > Stream, etc . CentOS Linux 8 will still be available and updated until > the end of December 2021.FAQ:"Updates for the CentOS Stream 8 distribution continue through the full RHEL support phase." What does this "full" exactly means? Will C8S be "closed" in May 31, 2024 [*] but RHEL8 still supported through Maintenance support mode until 2029? * https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/#Life_Cycle_Dates -- Leon
Pete Biggs
2020-Dec-08 23:42 UTC
[CentOS] https://blog.centos.org/2020/12/future-is-centos-stream/
> > FAQ:"Updates for the CentOS Stream 8 distribution continue through the > full RHEL support phase." > > What does this "full" exactly means? Will C8S be "closed" in May 31, > 2024 [*] but RHEL8 still supported through Maintenance support mode > until 2029?I too would be interested to know what happens to CentOS 8 Stream once focus of RedHat moves to RHEL 9? The life cycle document says the last release of RHEL8 will be 8.10, that's a five year road map (since point releases seem to be every 6 months), so the point releases will end in 2024, presumably the end of the point releases means the end of Stream updates? Have these things been thought out that far ahead? P.